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  • San Antonio de Pichincha
    San Antonio de Pichincha
    Almost back to Quito to join the photo group tour.
    Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#0821
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cotopaxi
    Cotopaxi
    Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains that last erupted August 2015 to January 2016.
    Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#0828
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mural
    Mural
    The guide liked the mural except for the anime addition.
    Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#0829
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Room #113
    Room #113
    Hotel Mama Cuchara, Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#5030
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bath Area
    Bath Area
    Unusual location for the bath tub.
    Room #113, Hotel Mama Cuchara, Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#5036
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vanity
    Vanity
    Modern and spacious.
    Room #113, Hotel Mama Cuchara, Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#5051
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shower
    Shower
    Room #113, Hotel Mama Cuchara, Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#2125
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Atrium
    Atrium
    Hotel Mama Cuchara, Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#0347
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Latitud Cero Beer
    Latitud Cero Beer
    Hotel Mama Cuchara, Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#1152
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Appetizer
    Appetizer
    Compliments of the chef.
    Hotel Mama Cuchara, Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#1156
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lunch
    Lunch
    I hoped for a light lunch, but this was very nice.
    Hotel Mama Cuchara, Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#1157
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rooftop View
    Rooftop View
    Hotel Mama Cuchara, Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#0830
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rooftop View
    Rooftop View
    Hotel Mama Cuchara, Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#0831
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Basilica of the National Vow
    Basilica of the National Vow
    Hotel Mama Cuchara, Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#0835
    Larry L. Jackson
  • The Panecillo
    The Panecillo
    Hotel Mama Cuchara, Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#0840
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vicente Rocafuerte Street
    Vicente Rocafuerte Street
    Nice afternoon rain.
    Hotel Mama Cuchara, Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#0849
    Larry L. Jackson
  • The Panecillo
    The Panecillo
    Night, Hotel Mama Cuchara, Quito, Ecuador, June 15, 2022
    2022-06-15#0852
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hotel Mama Cuchara
    Hotel Mama Cuchara
    Departing our hotel for a tour.  Unfortunately protests kept us from the interesting Old City.
    Vicente Rocafuerte Street, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0854
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Windows
    Windows
    Vicente Rocafuerte Street, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0855
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gondola
    Gondola
    A ride that takes guests over 4,000 feet higher.
    TeleferiQo, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0857
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Top of the Gondola, 13,451 ft.
    Top of the Gondola, 13,451 ft.
    9,350 ft. is the Quito elevation.
    TeleferiQo, Pichincha Volcano, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0861
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Volcano View
    Volcano View
    There are numerous volcanic peaks hidden by the clouds.
    TeleferiQo, Pichincha Volcano, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0863
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Flower of the Andes
    Flower of the Andes
    Chuquiraga jussieui
    TeleferiQo, Pichincha Volcano, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0866
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    The guide described Quito as roughly 3 miles by 35 miles in the valley between mountains with a population over 2 million.
    TeleferiQo, Pichincha Volcano, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0872
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Another part of the sprawling city of Quito.
    TeleferiQo, Pichincha Volcano, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0874
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cotopaxi
    Cotopaxi
    Just a glimpse of the snow fields on Cotopaxi, an active stratovolcano, 19,347 feet tall.
    TeleferiQo, Pichincha Volcano, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0880
    Larry L. Jackson
  • The Volcano
    The Volcano
    Pichincha is an active stratovolcano, 15,696 feet tall. The caldera is on the other side of the peak.
    TeleferiQo, Pichincha Volcano, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0882
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Group Photo
    Group Photo
    TeleferiQo, Pichincha Volcano, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0883
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Daisy
    Daisy
    Werneria nubigena
    TeleferiQo, Pichincha Volcano, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0890
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wild Geranium
    Wild Geranium
    TeleferiQo, Pichincha Volcano, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0892
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Quito
    Quito
    Heading back down to Quito.
    TeleferiQo, Pichincha Volcano, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0898
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Colorful Tree
    Colorful Tree
    TeleferiQo, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0905
    Larry L. Jackson
  • St John's Wort
    St John's Wort
    Hypericum perforatum - growing as a hedge.
    TeleferiQo, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0907
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Butterfly Bush
    Butterfly Bush
    TeleferiQo, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0908
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Group's Bus
    Group's Bus
    TeleferiQo, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0911
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Protester's Buses
    Protester's Buses
    Indigenous protest against higher fuel prices and unemployment benefits reduction to the best of my understanding.
    Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0914
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wall Art
    Wall Art
    Looks like an allowed form of graffiti. Note the glass topped fence.
    Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0919
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wall Art
    Wall Art
    Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0921
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wall Art
    Wall Art
    Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0924
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wall Art
    Wall Art
    Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0925
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Egyptian Plaza
    Egyptian Plaza
    The square reflects special relations between the two countries and Ecuador's appreciation of Egypt's culture and history.
    Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0926
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shops
    Shops
    Magic Plastic caught my eye.  I worry about how much plastic waste is piling up in the world.
    Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0931
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wall Art
    Wall Art
    Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0932
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wall Art
    Wall Art
    Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0933
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wall Art
    Wall Art
    Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0934
    Larry L. Jackson
  • UNASUR Building
    UNASUR Building
    Union of South American Nations General Secretary Headquarters is a unique architectural design winning a 2018 award.
    Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0935
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Swallow Tanager male
    Swallow Tanager male
    Tersina viridis - informed that the tour would be landscapes, none of us had our long lenses, a distressing situation.
    Maraksacha Reserve, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0949
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bellied Woodstar female
    White-bellied Woodstar female
    Chaetocercus mulsant - a few feeders were close enough for my landscape lens.
    Maraksacha Reserve, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0951
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Golden-naped Tanager
    Golden-naped Tanager
    Tangara ruficervix
    Maraksacha Reserve, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0957
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sparkling Violetear male
    Sparkling Violetear male
    Colibri coruscans
    Maraksacha Reserve, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0977
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bellied Woodstar male
    White-bellied Woodstar male
    Chaetocercus mulsant
    Maraksacha Reserve, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#0986
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bellied Woodstar male
    White-bellied Woodstar male
    Chaetocercus mulsant - a reserve person set this up to get us closer to the birds.
    Maraksacha Reserve, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1030
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bellied Woodstar female
    White-bellied Woodstar female
    Chaetocercus mulsant
    Maraksacha Reserve, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1037
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Buff-tailed Coronet male
    Buff-tailed Coronet male
    Boissonneaua flavescens tinochlora
    Maraksacha Reserve, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1055
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bellied Woodstars
    White-bellied Woodstars
    Chaetocercus mulsant - the bird on the left is an oddly-colored female, maybe immature.
    Maraksacha Reserve, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1068
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sapphire-vented Puffleg
    Sapphire-vented Puffleg
    Eriocnemis luciani luciani
    Maraksacha Reserve, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1075
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sparkling Violetear male
    Sparkling Violetear male
    Colibri coruscans
    Maraksacha Reserve, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1083
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Buff-tailed Coronet
    Buff-tailed Coronet
    Boissonneaua flavescens tinochlora - tongue extended.
    Maraksacha Reserve, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1101
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bellied Woodstar females
    White-bellied Woodstar females
    Chaetocercus mulsant
    Maraksacha Reserve, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1115
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hibiscus
    Hibiscus
    Yaravi Restaurant, San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1140
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cafe Mirador
    Cafe Mirador
    A very nice lunch with local beer.
    Yaravi Restaurant, San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1141
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Concrete Blocks
    Concrete Blocks
    Curing in the sun.
    San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1144
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Radio Carcass
    Radio Carcass
    The museum is a bit of a tourist trap.
    Intinan Museum, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1147
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Llama
    Llama
    Lama glama
    Intinan Museum, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1148
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orchid
    Orchid
    Epidendrum radicans
    Intinan Museum, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1156
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vermillion Flycatcher male
    Vermillion Flycatcher male
    Pyrocephalus rubinus - maximum crop. It would have been nice to have my long lens.
    Intinan Museum, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1157
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cactus flower
    Cactus flower
    Can't find an id.
    Intinan Museum, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1158
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Plant
    Unknown Plant
    Intinan Museum, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1160
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Junk Sculpture
    Junk Sculpture
    Intinan Museum, Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1161
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cotopaxi
    Cotopaxi
    Finally a look at the entire volcano.
    Quito, Ecuador, June 16, 2022
    2022-06-16#1165
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lantana
    Lantana
    Back from the Galapagos and waiting for the airport shuttle.  I skipped the evening (July 1) farewell dinner for a good night's sleep.
    Holiday Inn Airport, Quito, Ecuador, July 2, 2022
    2022-07-02#2922
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Entrance
    Entrance
    Nice, convenient hotel to the airport.
    Holiday Inn Airport, Quito, Ecuador, July 2, 2022
    2022-07-02#2955
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Airplane Photo
    Airplane Photo
    After climbing out of the cloud-filled valley.  Headed home.
    AA 932, 737 Max 8, Quito, Ecuador to Miami, FL, July 2, 2022
    2022-07-02#4926
    Larry L. Jackson